Machine stopping and starting mechanism.



A.R.SCHOENKY. MACHINE STOPPING AND STARTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED IAN- I I914- 1,175,892. Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED IAN-19.1914.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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MACHINE STOPPING AND STARTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-19,1914.

Ru 1 9 1 3 u! T 4 H 11 H r A". m m d m 6 ATU 3 n b a P 6 fliull \E 17006113507; wm ciwe a win/1 patent mom ztnay concern "knownthat 1, AUGUST B. SoHo'ENKY, United States, residing at se ner-vil i the county of Middlesex and Statemf .h lassachusetts,have invented cer ionfrelates to machine stopnd"starting. mechanisms particularly [p verfloperatedmachines such as sewing acliines, and for. convenience the same, is

illustratecl inconnectioirwith a machine of class employed in manufacturing shoes whereby the outsole and eweeiogethea a I jsrherebyimade to prior Patent 1 ,0 O93granted Jan. 20, l9l4 asillusng or describing details which may be or-generally; described herein; and esentapplication constitutes in cerespects a continuation of said prior object hereof generally include the ent ofsqthe niode of driving mavari ous ykindsi also the mode of machine providedlwith the stopdevices f said prior application d, ther} ,objects hereof will be ie attainment of such objects and ad vtl efpresent invention consists in featuresof combination, construcngernentiand detail herein ded; illustrated.

will be q described an illustrative naehine in i which the present imirorjem nts. re embodied and thereafter the novel eatur sfwill be pointed out m the apai m long with thedescription of the A ononmnor somnnvlmn, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 'ro nnncn em on nnyoonrnnmor BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ACORCPORATION or MAINE.

I iunorimn smorrms AND STARTING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patenga Mar, 14, 1916, [A iieationfiieii January 19,1914. Serial No. 812,956.

- scale; Fig. is'a horizontal section on the plane 5- 5 of Fig. 1'; Fig. 6 is a lightface View of the stopping cam of Fig. 1; Fig.

spring shown in Fig.1; Fig. 8 is a front view of a modified form of machine employing both the starting and stopping cams of Figs. 6 and 7. y

Similar reference numerals refer to corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The details of a machine will now be described in which, after stoppage, the restart ing of the machine is effected automatically mnder the operators control, by means or a pressure storing device or spring in one case, and a cam in 'another, case; and in which a continuously rotating cam is employed for automatically effecting a change in the driven shaft speed, namely, for increasing its speed from zero toward normal running speed; and in which the stoppage oi the machine automatically eiitects the unlocking of the presser-foot and also the lifting thereof.

finch a machine may have a vertical post 11 with base legs 12 and a head at the upper end in which a driven shaft 13, which may be termed the main shaft, is ho'rizont supported by bearings 14;. A hand 'wh 15 enables manual adjustment of the shaft when necessary.

The operation of the stitching mechanism. including needle and co-act1ng parts,

is efiected from the main shaft 13, preferably by cams. Thus the disks 16, 17 and 18, rotating with the main shaft, contains the cams or grooves for effecting the vari ous'movements of the stitching parts. Some of the stitching parts will now be referred to and it will he understood that their cycle of operations may be similar to that of similar machines already known. In front of the shuttle'lt) is seen a bobbin retainer 20. Steam pipes 21 convey steam to the boxes 22 for maintaining the waxed thread in proper condition. Above a fixed work-su tiport 23 is a presser-foot 2i capable of up" and down movement and adapted to he in" termittently locked and unlocked upon thr work in harmonv with the stitching and feeding operations. 'The usual awl and needle and fittings therefor are shown,[but

not;numbered. A looper 27 below the work is seen and alsotake-up lever- 28, an auxiliary take-up 29, and the thread lock Wheel Thefeed slide 31 supports the awl fittin'gs, and is adapted to be moved to right and left, so that the feed of the work may be effected; while the a'Wl is engaged therein.

A treadle 32" is shown which, when depressed, may. act through the rod 33 to 11ft the resser-foot 24, but, according to one branch of the present invention, the use of the treadle may be dispensed with, as the unlocking and lifting of the ,presser-fo'ot I are to be J accomplished without manual or v i other attention from the operator.

The power for operating the machine is I derivedfrom the driving shaft or power ,shaft 41, arranged in the lower part of the machine and provided with loose and fast "main shaft 13,,01 any other of the driven 'beltpulleys 42 and. 43. Norm'allythe belt will be .on the fast pulley and the driving shaft running at a uniform speed. The driving shaft may be supported in bear-- ings 4.5. q

- 1 Intermediate the driving shaft 41 and the shafts, isinterposed a variable speed transmitten By this term is indicated a power transmitter, which, unlike a clutch, has not only. full speed adjustmentand Zero or neutral adjustment, but also intermediate adjustments whereby the speed ratio between the shafts may be varied; For the purposes hereof itis highly preferably'that the-ya- -riable speed transmitter be capable of adjustment .to all intermediate speeds; in other words, that it may be progressively adjusted from full speed to zero or reversely without disengagement, and maintainingthe driving action with varying ratios throughout the adjustment. .Asa P of the fittings and such progressively adjustable variable speed transmitter is shown a face friction gear,. details of which will now be.

described.

,Between the driving power shaft 45-. and

the driven "cross shaft 46 in front of the a driving shaft are, a friction disk 47 rotatagainst the periphery of the wheel 49.- These two elements, the disk and the wheel, 55

ing with the driving shaft and pressed forwardly by .aspring '48, and a friction wheel 49, connected by spline 50 with the cross shaft, so that the face of the disk 47 presses will be properly surfaced with metal and fiber compositions. The adjustment of the wheel 49- a'cross the face of the disk varies the speed ratio. In Fig. 1 the wheel is'at the right-hand edge of the disk and the ma chine is being driven atfull speed. An ad: ustment of the wheel toward the center of the disk reduces the speed ratio until, when. j-the wheel. reaphes the zero or neutral p osi- -t10n, the dr ving action ceases and the I. i chine comes to rest.

i ;The cross shaft is journaled in bearings 51. A pairof helical gears 52 transmits the rotation to a vertical shaft or rod 53 which,

inturn, is connected bya' second helical I 1 gear 54 with the horizontal driven shaft 13.

Y For adjustment of the friction. wheel it is provided with a collar 55 engaging a sleeve or ring 56, to which is pivoteda yoke 57 formed on one arm of a bell crank58, having at its other arm av slotted connection '59 with a vertical rod 65. Thereby the vertical movements of the rodeffect the adj ustment of the friction wheel.

-Herein the stoppage of the machine shown as efiected by-connections from the driven shaft 13 to the transmitter, which are so arranged that the driven shaftthereby effects its own stoppage in the manner.

explained in said prior application 746,164.

These connections operate through the rod '65, whose downward movement is resisted by a spring 66 confined in barrel 67. At the upper end of the rod is acam follower 68 adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from the stop cam 69, or rather the groove 70 thereof, whose details-are more clearly seen in Fig. 6'. In order to effect such engagement anddisengagement, the stop cam 69 is made axiallyadjustable or loose upon I shaft .71, so that it can be moved toward the follower to engage the two or from the follower to disengage. The disk 69 is provided' with peripheral teeth 7 2 engaging with a gear 73 fast on the main shaft 13.

With this arrangement, if the cam and follower be engaged, the rotation of the cam forces "the follower and the rod 65 downward, so as to readjust the transmitter 47, 49, to zero or 'stop position, In thisway connections are provided from the driven shaft to the-transmitter of anature which may be' rendered operative or'inoperative at suitable times. Preferably the control oftheseconnections is effected at will, sothat the operator may connect the connections and thereby cause the machine to effect its own stoppage. To this end the cam disk 69 may be attached to a grooved collar 74 connected-by a train of mechanism with a lever, such as a knee lever 75,. which may be thrown at will to shift the disk as explained. For example, thecollar,74 may be actuated by a bell crank 76 connected by a rod'77 with a second bell crank 78, which,

vin turn, is" connected by a sliding link 7 9 with the knee lever.

Referring more particularly to the stopping cam70, it is shown as concentric from its inner end 81 to the point 82,}tl1us facilitating. the entry of the follower into the groove. The groove is of spiral or eccentric form from the point 82 to thepoint 83', constituting abouta half revolution of the cam which fcorresponds with a full revolution of the main shaft13, so that the stopping will iao be effected. during the formation of one stitch. After the point 83, the groove may Thus, in Fig. 2', a frictionless center 90 to the friction disk 47 is provided. This may, for

example, be of polished steel, between which i the center block 91 of the friction disk may be connected by ball bearings 92 to permit and the fiber periphery of wheel 49 there is but slight friction, or, according to Fig. 3,

. the block to remain stationary when the disk To permit the driven shaft 13 to be disconnected so that it may be turned by hand when desired, the following clutch arrange- .ment may "conveniently be employed. The

. upright rod or shaft53 may have its uppermost section 94 separately formed, so that, by providing a clutch member 95 on the shaft portion 94 and a clutch 96 on the lower part of the shaft 53, the two maybe coupled or uncoupled. A clutch. handle 97 may be provided for lifting and depressing the position.

clutchpartf 95 to disengage and engage the clutch partv96, and alocking device 98 may be employed for securing the'parts in either The Presser-foot 24 consists of a forwardly extending pivoted arm and is slightly spring pressed upon the work, and,

- asusual, is also intermittently locked with forcible pressure upon the work and released to permit feeding. The details of the pressing and locking devices are not illustrated or described in detail as they per 86 form nopart the present invention. It is sometimes desirable to unlock the presser foot while under full pressure, for example,

so as to permitthe presser-foot to be lifted. The downwardly extending rod 33 may be so connected at its upperend to the presser foot mechanism that, when depressed, it serves tofirstunlock the presser-foot and then lift it. The details of such connection are not. shown but may be of any desired construction, for example, as shown in my prior Patent No. 1,071,355, granted August 26th, 1913, wherein the depression of the pedal rod 23 eifects first theunlocking and then the lifting of the presser foot; or they may be as shown in my co-pending application Serial No. 771,000J filed May 31st,

1913, patent to be granted February 15th, 1916, wherein the pedal rod 86, when pulled down, gives the same action. In the present machine, however, rather than employing a pedal for depressing the rod 33 the purpose is accomplished automatically by the runnlng parts of the machine and with out attention. This will preferably be done 9 simultaneously with the stoppage of the machine and by reason of the movement of the stopping devices.

The following is a convenient mechanism for accomplishing the purpose. The rod 33 is pressed upby a spring 129. A collar 130 on the rod 33 (see Fig. 1) contacts the under side of a, bell crank 131 whose upright arm is connected by link 132 with the lower end and so held against the pulling of spring .134. The lower .end of lever135 is provided with a shoe 137 adapted to strike the trigger 136. When the lever 135 is swung to the left it first stretches the spring 134 and then throws the trigger so as to release the lever 133 which is swung under the influence of the spring to pull the link 132 thereby causing the depression of the rod It will be understood that the spring 134 is of such strength as to overcome the spring 129.

It is preferred to govern the action of the described parts through the transmitter adjusting connections. Thus lever 135 is provided with a stud or follower 138 so located that when the friction wheel 49 of the transmitter is adjusted from the full speed position of-Fig. 1 to the neutral or zero position it strikes the roller, swings the lever and effects the'down-pulling of the rod 33 as de scribed. The restoration of' the parts is effected by the spring 129 which resets the levers and trigger. The described presser foot operating mechanism is not herein made the subject of claim.

.F or restarting the machine is preferred an automatically acting device actuated directly or indirectly from one of the shafts transmitter from its zero to full speed adjustment. .For example, the spring 66 before referred to,is an automatically acting device which enables the driven shaft to indirectly effect a restarting. This spring, moreover, cooperates with the natural resistance of the variable speed transmitter to adjustment, to retard or oppose the motion of the driven parts during stoppage'and thus consume some of the momentum there of. By the stoppage of the machine, as before described, the spring is put under pressure. lVhen released, that is to say when the connections between the driven shaft 13 and the transmitter are rendered inoperative by the separation of cam 69 and follower 68, the spring 66 reasserts itself to lift the rod 65 and thereby shift the friction wheel 49 fronizero to full speed posi- 'tion. This shifting is not suddenbut is gradual, the wheel creepingacross the disk as the rotation'of the latter permits, and

thereby an easy and effective starting is af-' forded. In Figs. 7 and 81s shown a continuously I5 j, periphery facilitating the engagement with its follower.

centric portion 152' j-groove 153 terminates the cam be seen to (Fig.

running device, namely: the rotary cam 150 which, under proper control, isable to ad just the variable speed transmitter to change the speed ofthedriven shaft 13.' For example, the cam 150 may be used in lieu of thejspring ttl of Fig. 1 for restarting the machine after stoppage. The cam groove has a concentric first portion 151 near the This is followed by an ecand finally an annular be the reverseof the stopping cam so as to force the lifts the follower.

In order to continuously drive the cam 150 from the drivingshafaa pulley 154: is indicated connected'by a belt 155 with. a pulleyl l56' on a short shaft 157 connected "by bevel gears 158'with-the shaft 71 slipthe starting cam 150. The shaft porting 71,-.in this case unlike Fig. 1, is-axially while the stopping cam is disengaged.

swinging the knee lever to shift the shaftmovable, carrying with it the stopping cam 69 which is loose on the shaft, and the startcam 150 which is fast on the shaft. The

111 grieve collar 159 on the shaft is engaged the bell crank 7 6 and other connections to the knee lever 75 as before. has not only the follower 68 for engaging cam 69, but follower ,160 for engaging cam 150.

As shown in Fig. .8, the machine is running full speed; the follower .160 engaging" the-annular portion 153 of the starting cam Upon 71' bodily to the left (there being a spline between it and bevel gear-158) the starting 'cam' will be disengaged and the stoppingcan engaged by. its follower, which deteredto su1t-theadjustment of the support. ing'post'.

pressesJthe rod 65 and effects the machines stoppage. lipon a reverse movement of the.

knee lever, the starting cam engages its follower, lifting the rod and restarting the machine.

" chine in height it is made movable rela tivelv to the base by a telescoping support- In' order-to adjust the head of the maing post 11. Incombination with this feature' the rotating rod 53, the sliding rod 65 and the connecting link 77 are made adjusta'ble in length so that they may be al Whiletwo species of/restarting me lfanisinjsj fie, shown, namely, restarting 1 This will 6) which begins near the center and ends near the peripheryfollower 68 .down. The starting cam 1 -means deriving its power The rod spring or similar device put under pressure during the stopping as in Fig' 1, and .re

starting by mechanical connections from the driving shaft or other constantly runningpart, no claim is herein made for the latter species as the same is made the subject of claim in my co-pending applications, Serial No. 823,330, filed March 9th, 1914, and Serial No. 836,593, filed May 6th, 1914:. Likewise the presser-foo't control; mechanism shown herein -is not herein madethe subject of claim. Likewise the means for unconpling the driven shaft or the variable speed transmltter. is not'claimed herein but is made the subject of claim in applicants'copend ing application Serial No. 861,001, filed September 10th, 1914. a i

It will thus be seen that there..has been described a sewing machine embodying the improvements and attaining the objects and advantages above recited,- and other advantages therein'will be apparent to those skilled in 'the art. Since many matters of deslgn, arrangement, detail and other features may be variously altered without de Lparting'. from the invention, no limitation to such features is intended excepting so far as specified in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: 1. In a power-operated machine the combination of a driving shaft, a driven shaft,

a variable speed transmitter between said shafts, thev same adjustable to zero for effecting stoppage of the driven shaft, and by actuation from one of said shafts and adapted to adjust the transmitter from zero position to restart the driven shaft after such stoppage" 2'. In a power-operated machine, the combination of a driving shaft, a driven shaft,

a variablespeed transmitter between said shafts, and a pressure-storing device or spring set by the act of stopping of the driven shaft and'adapted when released to adjust'the transmitter from zero position to restart the driven shaft after stoppage.

3. A machine speed changing mechanism including inlcombination, a driver, a driven member, a (variable speed transmitter between said driver and driven member, a, pressure storing whereby a running part operates said device, and means whereby said device .may effect the adjustment of the transmitter to change the speed ratio 4. A mach'ne speed changing mechanism including incombination, a driver, a driven member, a variable speed transmitter between said driver anddriven member, a pressure-storing device or spring, means whereby a running part means whereby said device effect the adjustment .of-the transmitter to start the gdrivenm'emberh I "a 5. Amachme speed changing mechanism operates said device, and

device or spring, means I including in combination, a driver, a driven member, a variable speed transmitter be- 7 tween said driver and driven member, con-. neetl'ons between said driven member and normally inoperative during the running of the machine, a controller for rendering said connections operative at suitable times whereby the driven member is caused to bring about its'own stoppage, and means bination of driving means, a stopping means,

either direction by a mere for adjusting said transmitter from zero to restartvthe driven member comprislng a pressure storing device (6. 9. spring or piston). which is set by the action of adjusting the transmitter toward zero, whereby the driven member is automatically restarted on rendering the said connections inoperative 6. For a power operated machine the com- -binationof' driving means, a stopping means,

a control lever adapted to be shifted in ushing action of the operator between its stopping position and its restarting position,- and connections from said lever to said driving means and said stopping means whereby, whenthe lever is shifted to stopping position, it brings about, anadjustment which causes the stopping means to stop the machine and, when shifted to restarting position, it brings about an adjustment which causes the driving means to drive the machine, said lever so fitted as to remain in either position without the attention or exertion of the operator.

7., For a power operated machine the coma control lever adapted to be shifted horizontally in either direction by a mere pushing action of theoperators g between its stopping -position and its restarting position, and @1111601310118 from said lever to point in said driving means and said stopping means whereby, when the lever is shiftedto. stopping position, it brings about an adjustment which causes the stopping means to stop. the machine and, when shifted to restart ingposition, it brings about an adjustment which causes the driving means to drive the machine, said-lever so fitted as to re mainin either position without theattention or exertion of the operator.

8. For a power operated machine the combination of driving means,'a topping means adapted when put in operation to automati cally sto the inaehine at a predetermined its rotation or cycle, a control lever adapted to be shifted in either direction by a'mere pushing action of the operator between its stopping position and its restarting position, and connections from said lever to said driving means and said stopping means whereby, when the lever is shifted to stopping position, it brings about an adjustment which causes the stopping means to stop the machine and, when shifted to restarting position, it brings about an adjustment which causes the driving means to drive the machine, said lever so fitted as to remain in either position without the attention or exertion of the operator.

9. A driving mechanism, for power operated'machines, including in combination,

a driver, a driven member, a variable speed transmitter between said driver and drlven member, the same adjustable to zero for effecting the stoppage of the driven member, and automatic means adapted to efiect the adjustment of the transmitter to restart the driven member after such stoppage thereof. v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

in presence of two witnesses.

' AUGUST R. SOHOENKY. Witnesses:

F. A. SHEA, JOHN 0. Bonus.

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